Lithuania prepares new aid package for Ukraine

Lithuanian Defense Minister Arvydas Anušauskas announced that the government of his country is preparing a new aid package for Ukraine. Kyiv has already received aid from Vilnius for almost 409 million euros.

Rubryka writes about this with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Lithuania.

On Monday, March 6, Anušauskas met with the First Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine, Oleksandr Pavlyuk, who came to Lithuania. In particular, Pavlyuk shared his experience regarding the lessons learned from integrating paramilitary structures into the Armed Forces.

"The lessons learned in Ukraine help us purposefully develop our military capabilities. We also take a firm position to support Ukraine in every possible way, and we are preparing a new aid package for Ukraine," said Anušauskas, adding that a new aid package is currently being prepared for Kyiv.

A large part of Lithuania's aid to Ukraine is military training. It is planned to train 1,600 soldiers this year. Lithuanian instructors train Ukrainians both at the national level, in Lithuania, and within the framework of the EU Training Mission and international initiatives such as Interflex. It is also planned to develop a demining course in Lithuania in cooperation with the countries of Northern Europe.

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Latvia has allocated more than 1 percent of its GDP to support Ukraine, which is only for military aid.

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